Jerusalem Report

Israel's next election is a battle for the country's soul - opinion

What is on the minds of Israeli voters as they prepare to head to the ballot box?

Israeli current opposition leader Yair Lapid (L) and former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett stand together in Tel Aviv on May 12, as they hold their inaugural conference of their ‘Together – Under Bennett’s Leadership’ party for the upcoming national election. Premium
‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City. PremiumPremium

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear

The Islamic Republic has built alternative financial systems, and while ordinary Iranians have absorbed severe economic pain.PremiumPremium

How the IRGC's shadow economy keeps Iran's nuclear program alive - analysis

Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett recently held an inaugural conference of their Together – Under Bennett’s Leadership party for the upcoming national election. PremiumPremium

Why polarization, not Iran or Hamas, will decide Israel's next election - analysis


Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

From trauma to self-understanding, intuitive writing offers a structured way to process emotion, reduce distress, and restore clarity

The Ararat program at the National Library of Israel.

'Too Israel-focused, too Jewy': How publishing closes its doors to Jewish writers - opinion

How politics, fear, and quiet boycotts are narrowing the space for Israel-related voices in the literary world

Aron Heller at his book launch for Zaidy’s Band: The Untold Stories of a Jewish Band of Brothers in World War II in Toronto, November 2025.

'It started on October 7': How war reshaped Israel's defense-tech boom

From battlefield needs to global strategy, defense tech is accelerating, with Israel emerging at the center of a rapidly evolving sector

Against the backdrop of geopolitical instability and a booming defense ecosystem, Alon Lifshitz co-founded Aurelius Capital, one of the new players rising in a transformed landscape.

'Am I a murderer?' Yad Vashem restores a Jewish ghetto policeman's Holocaust confession

A Holocaust-era diary that was buried, distorted, is now finally being shared

A page in Calel Perechodnik’s original diary, which is now stored in Yad Vashem’s archives in Jerusalem.

Inside Yad Vashem's 'Living Memory': A window to victims' souls

At Yad Vashem, ‘Living Memory’ reveals how objects, letters, and art carry the weight of lives lost – and ensure they are not forgotten

Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition creates a time-travel experience through art.

'Your story is too Jewish': Inside publishing's dirty open secret - from the editor

Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting growing exclusion in publishing, even as new voices continue to emerge and push forward

As antisemitism rises in publishing, Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting rejection, backlash, and growing pressure to silence their voices.

'People don't want wars anymore': Inside Lebanon's shifting calculus on Israel

As Hezbollah’s grip weakens and war fatigue deepens, a growing number of Lebanese are beginning to see peace with Israel not as betrayal but as necessity

Lebanese electrical workers rebuild damaged power lines, as families return to apartments wrecked by Israeli strikes in Tyre last month. Some Lebanese citizens believe Hezbollah’s concept of resistance has completely failed.

The illusion of a sovereign Lebanon: Why past agreements keep collapsing - analysis

Negotiations with Beirut risk repeating past failures unless Hezbollah’s grip on state power is dismantled

Lebanon has not officially designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Iran builds proxies, Qatar peddles influence: Decoding Doha's double game - analysis

Iran thinks in terms of proxies and building muscle, while Qatar supplies the money, the political oxygen, and the legitimacy – in other words, acting like a peddler

In 2020, the US Justice Department concluded that AJ+, Al Jazeera’s American digital platform, was required to register under FARA as an agent of the Qatari government.

Posthumous parenthood: After loss of loved ones, Israeli widows choose to bring new life

In the wake of October 7, a growing number of Israeli women are choosing to conceive the babies of their fallen partners – raising profound legal and ethical questions

Hadas Levy is the first Israeli woman to give birth to a baby whose father was killed in the war against Hamas using posthumous sperm removal.